Aster Veren
Episode 55's

-ana

The time has shown at 03:40 pm, Mr. Ansel and the others have not come out of the mistress' office since 02:00 this afternoon. I don't know what kind of work they're talking about until the day of grief like this, they're still very busy.

But the departure of the madam really made everyone shocked, especially Miss Aster. My mind while remembering her crying that never stopped since the hospital until the funeral of the mistress finished yesterday.

"Hana" Khael's muffled voice roused me from my daydreams as his tiny hands nailed the ends of my clothes.

"What's the matter?" I asked while kneeling before him to equal my height with that 4-year-old.

Ah look at that red bead with its lentic eyelashes, its face is really similar to that of the little version of Mr. Arsel. His chubby cheeks are also adorable. My mind was fascinated by the good looks of the Khael who hypnotized me as his personal servant.

"Why hasn't Carel come back yet?" He asked with his adorable expression.

"Den Carel is still upstairs, maybe he'll be down to meet den Khael soon." I answered with a sweet smile at him.

"Grandmother? Is Grandma not coming home?" Continuing while circulating his gaze throughout the room made me flinch at his question.

"I–it...," I answered confused to answer what to a child like him.

How do I explain it so den Khael can understand huh? I felt in my heart confused myself.

At a time like this I even remembered with Miss Aster. Wh why? Because she also left her mother and grandmother at a young age, then now she must feel the loss again at the age of 13 years.

"Hana?" Her tiny voice returned to awaken my daydream.

"You want to go to Miss Aster's room?" I try to distract him.

"Sister Aster? Want to! Let's go." The answer immediately ran a little towards the stairs.

"Wait for den, let me carry it let's not fall." My words immediately ran after den Khael who had climbed the first stairs with his tiny legs.

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My heart felt like it was going to be dislodged, my mind while stroking my chest because it was still in shock when I remembered Den Khael almost slipped on the last step.

I could not force den Khael to be willing to carry me up, so inevitably I could only follow him from behind, watching his tiny steps climb all the steps before him with full struggle.

"It seems like den Khael was exhausted," I muttered seeing his tiny hand wipe away the sweat he was wearing using the back of his right hand.

"But it's funny to see him working hard up all these steps to meet the lady with his own feet." I could not help but smile proudly at my master's son.

"Hana ... carry." Her speech made me nod obediently when I saw her adorable puppy eyes.

In the end den Khael asked me to carry him. It's a pity .. when the door of the lady's room is right in front of us now. I continued in my heart while grabbing her tiny body and immediately stepped my foot towards the door of the lady's room while holding den Khael.

"Sister Aster," called den Khael after the back of my hand had finished knocking on the door of Miss's slightly open room, then I carefully lowered den Khael's body as he asked to be taken down.

Without wasting any more time, Khael ran into the room with a happy expression. It seems like the energy is replenished despite being carried for a while by me ....

"It's nice to be a kid, there's no need to think about complicated things." My mutter felt touched by the funny behavior den Khael who had smiled widely invited den Carel and miss Aster to play with him when he arrived before them.

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- Esther

I saw the figure of a small child running into my room after calling my name with her adorable little voice, even sister Hana also came in following the child.

"Ah, I haven't met his son uncle. Sorry I got to recognize you too late." I said to the boy as I recalled his tiny voice and face on the video call that uncle had made a few days ago before I returned from Singapore.

"Carel, Brother Aster playing with Khael yuk!" Invite her with her big, adorable smile, hypnotizing me with her good looks.

"Why is it only to me that you don't use the word brother? Why is it that Aster only you call him brother?" Carel asked an annoyed snort before forcing himself to smile, making his face look extremely stiff.

"Well, you never call Carel a brother or sister Carel, why would Khael call Carel a sister?" Obviously the boy made my laughing sound break upon seeing that innocent expression of his.

"You–" growled Carel didn't stop my laughter.

"Hhahaha–ha–haha..my stomach, well it hurts haha." I groaned in the middle of my laughter while holding onto my stomach that hurt.

"Stop laughing at me!" Carel immediately pinched my cheek with his anxiety, the habit of pinching it still has not changed apparently. I thought I'd never feel the pinch again, but I was wrong.

"A–ampun, ouch. Release him! Sick tau." I tried to get his hands off my face.

"Carel don't be evil as Sister Aster!" The boy immediately buried his face in my lap after staring intently at Carel's red bead.

Uwah... funny, whose son is this? How dare to look at Carel like that. My mind was anxious to embrace her but my steps were lost quickly to the sound of Carel's circus threatening Khael.

"Hee... Then I'm just mean to you, right? What am I good at?" carel said with a cynical smile, making the child's bold expression turn into a terrified expression and re-embed his face in my lap. Even her little fingers have squeezed my clothes.

"Do you want what?" I immediately shook off his hand that was about to grab onto Khael's tiny body, then I quickly hugged the child to protect him from Carel's ignorant hands.

"Hana, Carel's face is scary. Get him out of here!" He said as he glanced at Hana standing up, but I did not find Hana's brother there when he took a glance at the direction seen by Khael.

"When did he leave?" My murmurs began to worry about Khael who was already in tears in my arms.

"Hhaha, it seems like this time Hana won't be able to help you huh ...." Carel said still with his sarcastic tone that made me goosebumps when I saw his creepy expression.

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-ana

I saw den Khael had buried his face in the lap of the lady after staring at the red bead den Carel which at that time both hands den Carel still pinched the face of the lady with anxiety.

Somehow I felt relieved when I saw the smile of the lady back they were lipped, it seems that the lady really likes den Khael seen from the movements that want to touch the head den Khael but still looks doubtful.

Even miss to laugh when she saw the adorable behavior of Den Khael who did not want to call den Carel with the name of brother.

"Hee... Then I'm just mean to you, right? What am I good at?" den Carel said that I realized that had daydreamed because I was too focused on paying attention to miss.

I saw that Khael's bold expression had already turned into a frightened expression and had his face buried in the lap of the lady.

"It seems that I don't need to worry anymore," I muttered immediately leaving the lady's room discreetly. It's nothing, it's just that I don't want to interfere with Miss's relationship with den Khael. Besides that there's a den Carel there too, so I don't have to worry about miss.

"Do you want what?" Miss's voice made me peek into the lady's room as she was about to close the door.

I saw the lady pull over the hand of den Carel who was about to grab den Khael's body, then quickly the lady hugged den Khael to protect him from the hands of the ignorant den Carel.

I could even hear den Khael's voice calling my name, but .. This time I won't interfere. My mind can't stop smiling at their closeness.

"Hhaha, it seems like this time Hana won't be able to help you huh ...." Said den Carel making den Khael and miss yelling. Then the hand of den Carel began to tickle the body of the lady and den Khael simultaneously until they could not stop laughing because they were amused.

"Stop! Hhaha... What are you doing? Hha–ha, Carel!" Shouted miss trying to escape from den Carel.

"Hhahaha, let go of Brother Aster Carel! Hha–haha, Don't bother him hahaha..." Continue den Khael who also can not escape from den Carel.

"Hhihi.thank God there is den Carel ...." My murmurs silently laughed at them while closing the door of the lady's room carefully so as not to mash the sound.

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